Specialty Seed of Oregon, Inc. Catalog
Onion - Short Day
Crystal
White Wax
194 days.
The shape of the onion is Thick flat. It has a medium sized bulb, thin, waxy
white skin, is between soft and firm, and very mild. Disease Tolerance: Pink Root
Disease. This onion stores for short
periods. It is an excellent bunching
variety south of 28° latitude, and makes good pearl and pickling onions up
north.
 Eclipse
188 days. The shape of the onion is
Thick flat. It has a medium sized
bulb, white skin, and is firm, crisp, and mild. Disease Tolerance: Pink Root
Disease. Eclipse (L303) is a short
day variety. This onion stores for
short periods. It makes an excellent
bunching variety in the south. It is
an excellent non bolting variety.
Red Burgundy
191
days. The shape of the onion is
Flattened globe. It has a medium
large bulb, dark red skin, and is soft and very mild. Disease Tolerance: Pink Root
Disease. This onion stores for short
periods. It is the standard open
pollinated red onion for home gardens.
 Red Creole 323
190
days. The shape of the onion is
Thick flat. It has a medium sized
bulb, reddish buff skin, and is hard and pungent. Disease Tolerance: Pink Root
Disease. Red Creole 323 is a short
day variety. This onion stores for
long periods, and is quite productive.
Red Grano
194
days. The shape of the onion is Top. It has a large bulb, red skin, and is
soft and mild. Disease Tolerance:
Pink Root Disease. This onion stores
for short to medium periods. It is a
highly productive variety. It is a
large red for its maturity date.
Super Yellow Granex F-1
145-150
days. The shape of the onion is deep
granex. It has a large bulb, straw
colored skin, and is quite firm and mildly pungent. Disease Tolerance: High tolerance to Pink
Root Disease. Super Yellow Granex is
a short day variety. This onion
stores for 2-4 months.
Texas
Early Grano 502 PRR
180 days. Short day yellow. Large globe to top shaped bulbs with straw
colored skin; soft and mild. Thick
scales with white sweet flesh. Resistant to bolting and pink root. Used
widely in the southern latitudes throughout the world. Disease Tolerance:
Pink Root Disease. This onion stores
for short periods. It has heavy
yields.
White Grano
Maturity-
Early. The shape of the onion is round. It has a large sized bulb, white skin,
and is firm and very pungent.
Disease Tolerance: Pink Root Disease.
Yellow Grano
185
days. The shape of the onion is Top. It has a large bulb, thin, light yellow skin,
and is soft and mild. Disease
Tolerance: Pink Root Disease. This
onion stores for short periods. It
has a high scale retention.
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